About Venue and Hospitality

Valencia officially, València on
the east coast of Spain, is the capital of the autonomous
community of Valencia. Valencia is Spain's third largest
metropolitan area, with a population ranging from 1.7 to 2.5
million depending on how the metropolitan area is defined.
Valencia was the capital of Spain when Joseph Bonaparte moved.
Valencia stands on the banks of the Turia River, located on the
eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the western part of the
Mediterranean Sea, fronting the Gulf of Valencia. At its founding
by the Romans, it stood on a river island in the Turia, 6.4
kilometres (4.0 mi) from the sea.Valencia has a subtropical
Mediterranean climate with short, very mild winters and long, hot
and dry summers.

Valencia was founded as a Roman
colony by the consul Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus in 138 BC,
and called Valentia Edetanorum. In 714 Moroccan and Arab Moors
occupied the city, introducing their language, religion and
customs; they implemented improved irrigation systems and the
cultivation of new crops as well, being capital of the Taifa of
Valencia. In 1238 the Christian king James I of Aragon reconquered
the city and divided the land among the nobles who helped him
conquer it, as witnessed in the Llibre del Repartiment. He also
created a new law for the city, the Furs of Valencia, which were
extended to the rest of the Kingdom of Valencia. In the 18th
century Philip V of Spain abolished the privileges as punishment
to the kingdom of Valencia for aligning with the Habsburg side in
the War of the Spanish Succession.

Valencia, formerly an industrial
centre, saw rapid development that expanded its cultural and
tourism possibilities, and transformed it into a newly vibrant
city In its long history, Valencia has acquired many local
traditions and festivals. Valencia is known internationally for
the Falles , a local festival held in March, as well as for paella
valenciana, traditional Valencian ceramics, craftsmanship in
traditional dress, and the architecture of the City of Arts and
Sciences, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela.
Valencia is a bilingual city Valencia is also internationally
famous for its football club, Valencia C.F.